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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
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High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on a rotating-switch structure for efficient wind energy harvesting

Energy Materials and Devices
Existing nanogenerator technologies for harvesting high-power energy from wind encounter significant challenges due to limitations in current output. Here, we propose a rotating-switch triboelectric nanogenerator (RS-TENG) that uses mechanical triggering
Juan Pan, Wuliang Sun, Ying Zhan, Xiaoxia Lv, Xin Li, Yaxin Huang, Baodong Chen, Ding Nan   +7 more
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A Study of Nanogenerator Based Flow Sensor [PDF]

, 2021
The utilization of kinetic energy from fluid flow to power sensory systems is experiencing an all-time high research focus. Invention of nanogenerators have fueled this research focus with unprecedented flexibility of applications.
Tasnim, Farzana
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Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
wiley   +1 more source

Biomedical device powered by triboelectric nanogenerator

e-Prime: Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy
Biomedical devices play vital roles in health monitoring. Operability of these devices is hindered by their limited battery life. In vivo monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment have become challenging.
Guru Prasad Murugan, Abiudh Durairaj R, Sharan Kishore R, Dr. Manjula Devi R, Dr. Jeyalakshmi Velusamy   +4 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability principles through educational e-textile kit [PDF]

, 2019
Innovations in smart textiles technology are on the rise with a promise to add value to the consumer's life (Goodman et al., 2018). However, these innovations and the high development speed involved also raise concerns about environmental issues related ...
Scholz, Barbro, Veske, Paula
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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the Predominant Materials for Triboelectric Nanogenerator Fabrication: A Bibliometric and a Systematic Analysis [PDF]

Introduction: Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs) have gained considerable attention as efficient energy-harvesting devices based on the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction. Their performance is highly dependent on the materials used, which
Collaguazo , Gerardo, Guerra , Julio, León , Germán, Martínez , Andrés, Quinde , Isabel   +4 more
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Bioinspired Twisted Artificial Muscles with Enhanced Performance for Underwater Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A climbing plant‐inspired twisted artificial muscle (TAM) with a braided configuration and seal‐inspired thermal insulation enables high‐performance underwater actuation. Enhanced deformation, reduced heat dissipation, and rapid motion are validated through a bionic ray that exhibits straight and turning motions.
Jin Sun, Yuan Fu, Shijng Zhang, Jing Li, Dehong Wang, Junkao Liu, Yingxiang Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source